Life of Ahmad — Page 95
as HE STAKES HIS ALL FOR ISLAM 95 'This is the work of the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth. You or I need not go begging before mere worldly persons, lest it be disrespect to God. Those who have faith in Him do not knock at the doors of unbelievers, and become servile before them. You should give up this idea. If ever you have to say anything to a rich man who is worldly, you should be brief and to the point with him and ask of him only once; approach only the humble Muslims and think no more of the others. Please do not hesitate a bit in this matter'. One year before Ahmad as had written to him as follows: 'As this work has been undertaken purely for the sake of God and as it is He Himself Who has willed it, therefore, you should note that such people should not be allowed to buy this book as have a merely commercial 21 interest in it. If people help in this work only for the love of religion, it would be better and blessed, because it is not a business enterprise. ' M i r ‘Abb a s Ali requested Ahmad as to send a copy of the book to a rich man in Ludhiana, Shah D i n by name. But when the book was sent the packet was returned unopened with the remark that the addressee 21 What a pure heart! Ahmad as instructs his follower in a private letter to note that he should not allow the holy undertaking to be polluted by any mercenary consideration. Yet his enemies have the impudence to say: 'It is on money that his attention is mostly riveted'.